By Dr. Harold Sala Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 Archibald Hunter says that forgiveness is “surrendering my right to hurt you because you have hurt me.” “Not exactly,” says Richard...
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 When people struggle and give up, it’s often not so much the result of the pressures “out there” as it is because they receive little if any encouragement from those...
By Dr. Harold Sala ... being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 ventually, your faith will be challenged, no matter how strong or how weak it is. ...
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthew 10:28 The morning after she was rescued from the Abu Sayyaf terrorists, who had kept her captive for over a year,...
By Dr. Harold Sala For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 Thomas Lewis Turner was well-liked and respected. Everybody in his neighborhood knew him by name. He mentored young people, had encouraging...
By Dr. Harold Sala How can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? No! Do not let me see the misery that would come upon my father. Genesis 44:34 While there are many ways to fail as a parent, there are also some sure-fire, 100% ways guaranteed to help you...
Paul often drew analogies and illustrations from well-known events or individuals to present spiritual truths. When he wrote to the Corinthians, he used the athlete as an example. When he wrote to Timothy, he used two additional figures--that of a soldier and a...
By Dr. Harold Sala Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Galatians 6:7 When David D’Alessandro bought his twenty-year-old son a car, the young man asked, “Dad, what kind of a car did your father buy you?” D’Alessandro said he hadn’t...